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CANNELL, David LEATHER, JohnModern Development in Yacht Design blue cloth in djDodd, Mead & Company, New York, 1976, ISBN:0396073557 CANNELL, David and John LEATHER. Modern Development in Yacht Design. New York : Dodd, Mead & Company, (1976). Pp. (8),[1]-152. Illustrated with more than 100 b/w photographs, drawings, graphs and tables. Double column. 4to, blue cloth, gilt to spine. Toy 4727. This volume attempts to answer the following questions: "What types of yacht will be popular in the 1980s? HOw will they differ from today's [1970s] craft? How will yachting develop? [...] The dramatic increase in the oularity of sailing during the last fifteen years will be sustained together with the technical and social changes that have already created new areas of interest for everyone involved." - from dj. Contents: 1. The future; 2. The sailing yacht; 3. The motor yacht; 4. Motor sailers; 5. Spars, rigs and sails; 6. Engines and powering; 7. Materialsand construction; 8. Accomodation, styling and equipment. Very good in pri ce-clipped dust jacket. 30.00

CHAPMAN, Fredrik Henrik afArchtectura Navalis Mercatoria : A Facsimile of the Classic Eighteenth Century Treatise on Shipbuilding. in dj.Praeger Publishing, New York, 1971, CHAPMAN, Fredrik Henrik af. Archtectura Navalis Mercatoria : A Facsimile ofthe Classic Eighteenth Century Treatise on Shipbuilding. New York: Praeger Publishers, (1971). Pp. (1)-102,[2], + 66 p. of folding plates. 4to, illus trated brown cloth. A sharp facsimile reprint of one of the more important pieces of naval architecture, redone more than two hundred years after its original publication. Chapman (whose father was from Yorkshire, though he was born in Gothenburg) spent many years working as a member of the Swedish Navy as a shipbuilder. Vg in price-clipped dj with tape repaired abrasion to front panel (affecting subtitle). 150.00

CHARBONNEAUX, Jean, Roland MARTIN, and Francois VILLARD MALRAUX, Andre (ed.) MARTIN, Roland VILLARD, FrancoisArchaic Greek Art, 620-480 BC George Braziller, NY, 1971, CHARBONNEAUX, Jean, Roland MARTIN, and Francois VILLARD. Archaic Greek Art, 620-480 BC. Edited by Andre Malraux and Andre Parrot. Translated from the French by James Emmons and Robert Allen. From "The Arts of Mankind" series. NY: George Braziller, (1971). Pp. 438 (four of which fold out) + 2 leaves of folding maps. Frontis. Illustrated. 4to, red cloth. A examination of the art to be produced during the rise of the Greek Empire in the middle of the first millenia BC, which was influenced by the growth Greek political, philosophical and religious thought. Part 1: The Early Achievements (620-580 BC) ; Part 2: Equilibrium and Progress (580-525 BC) ; Part 3: The Late Archaic Period (525-480 BC). Vg in slightly rubbed dj.

CHARBONNEAUX, Jean, Roland MARTIN, and Francois VILLARD MALRAUX, Andre (ed.) MARTIN, Roland VILLARD, FrancoisClassical Greek Art, 480-330 BC. in dj Thames and Hudson, 1972, CHARBONNEAUX, Jean, Roland MARTIN, and Francois VILLARD. Classical Greek Art, 480-330 BC. Edited by Andre Malraux and Andre Parrot. Translated from the French by James Emmons. From "The Arts of Mankind" series. L.: Thames and Hudson Ltd., (1972). Pp. 423 (four of which fold out) + 2 leaves of folding maps. Frontis. Illustrated. 4to, red cloth. A "magnificently illustrated shudy" of the art during the midst of the power of the Greek Empire. With 436 illustrations, 63 colour plates, and 28 plans, as well as a few folding maps, this volume showcases some of the most important examples of Greek sculpture, pottery and architecture from the 150-year period examined. Part 1: Architecture (Martin): a) Flowering of Classical Forms ; b) Conquest of Internal Spaces ; c) Extension of Ornamental Values and the Development of Decorative Styles ; d) Rise and Development of Architectural Grouping ; e) Architecture and Politics: Advances in Town Planning. Part 2: Sculpture (Charbonneaux): a) Severe Style: In Search of a New Equilibrium (480-450) ; b) Creation of the Ideal Classical Type; Artistic Imperialism of Athens (450-420) ; c) Rich Style; the Ionian Revival and its Westward Expansion (420-370) ; d) Emergence of Realism; New Expressions and Rhythms (390-340). Part 3: Painting and Pottery (Villard): a) Major Paintin and the Formation of the Classical Style (480-450) ; b) Apogee of the Classical Style (450-420) ; c) Beginnings of Expressionism (420-380) ; d) Advances in the Rendering of Space (380-330). Vg in slightly rubbed price clipped dj.

CHARNEY, Melvin.Parables and Other Allegories : The Work of Melvin Charney, 1975-1990. First Edition.Canadian Centre for Architecture / MIT Press, Montreal / Cambridge and London, 1991, ISBN:0920785093 CHARNEY, Melvin. Parables and Other Allegories : The Work of Melvin Charney, 1975-1990. Montreal : Centre Canadian d'Architecture / Canadian Centre ofArchitecture, (1991). Distributed by The MIT Press, Cambridge, Massachuset ts, and London, England. First Edition. Pp. (12),[13]-214,(2). Illustrated in colour. Large oblong 8vo, art-illustrated grey card covers with white lettered red title blocks to front cover and spine, French flaps. Melvin Charney, b. August 28, 1935, Montreal; d. September 17, 2012, a Canadian artistand architect. "Over the last twenty-five years, Melvin Charney has produc ed a demanding and rhetorically complex body of work that lies on the cutting edge between art and architecture. His site-related installations, drawings, collages, and texts have raised questions and stimulated discussions on such topics as the nature of the city and the connections between the built environment and the world of ideas. Much of Charney's early work, including 'Les maisons de la rue Sherbrooke', 'A Chicago Construction', and 'A Toronto Construction', has been purposefully ephemeral. Moving in a differentdirection, several of his more recent projects, such as the 'Canadian Trib ute to Human Rights' and the 'CCA Garden', are permanent, and publicly accessible. 'Parables and Other Allegories: The Work of Melvin Charney, 1975-1990' offers a comprehensive historical record of the work of this architect/artist. Over 200 illustrations, including 95 colour reproductions, and 96 duotones, along with Charney's own commentary, provide a critical context for his oeuvre. An introduction by Alessandra Latour, guest curator of the exhibition, and essays by Patricia C. Phillips and Robert-Jan van Pelt explore various aspects of Charney's work, among them the roles of collectiv memory and reiterative narrative as well as the harrowing investigations of history and monumental evil in the 'German Series'. An interview by Phyllis Lambert investigates how Charney approaches his work and considers a wide range of issues such as abstraction and representation, the notion of space, and the idea of process as meaning." - from the front flap. Contents: Preface (Phyllis Lambert); The Object and Objectification of Architecture (Patricia C. Phillips); Interview with Melvin Charney (Phyllis Lambert); Into the Suffering City: Considerations of the German Series (Robert-Jan van Pelt); Catalogue, with Studio Notes by Melvin Charney; Selected bibliography.Verygood. 30.00

Chicago World's Fair Household Arts Series 1893-1894)Portfolio of Photographs of the World's Fair. Household Arts Series, nos. 1, 3-16., (15 of 16 parts)Werner Company, 1893, (Chicago World's Fair). Portfolio of Photographs of the World's Fair. Household Arts Series, nos. 1, 3-16. Chicago: The Werner Company, 1893-1894. Published weekly by the company. Pp. [16], approx. to each part. With large black & white photographs and accompanying text. Oblong large 8vo, printed tan card covers. Lacking no. 2 in the series. A wide selection of large black& white photographs taken during the Chicago World's Fair, which was held from May to October, 1893. TPhotographs include everything from elaborate architecture to people of the many participating countries in traditional dress. Covers of nos. 3 & 8 are detached, covers for no. 2 are present but the contents are missing, some chipping to several edges, else an interestingcollection. for the 15 parts 50.00

CHRISTIAN, Elizabeth A. (Merrick). MERRICK, John).John Merrick, Esq., 1756-1829 : Architect of Province House, Halifax, Nova Scotia. ex-library.The author, Halifax, 1983, (MERRICK, John). CHRISTIAN, Elizabeth A. (Merrick). John Merrick, Esq., 1756-1829 : Architect of Province House, Halifax, Nova Scotia. [Halifax: The author], March 1983. Pp. (2),i-ii,1-27ff., + 2 leaves of photocopied images.Illustrated in black and white. Printed on one side only. 4to, rebound in red library cloth wiht printed cream paper title panel to front board, white lettering to spine. A brief biography on the life and works of John Merrick, who was a painted, building designer and architect, who was integral inthe design and construction of Halifax's Province House. He also was invol ved in the design of St. George's Church on Brunswick Street (the Round Church). One of the illustrations is a reproduction of Robert Field's portraitof Merrick (1815). Ex-library (binding, stickers, stamps, pouch at rear), else very good. 35.00

City of Oxford) Royal Commission on Historical Monuments EnglandInventory of the Historical Monuments in the City of Oxford. 2nd pr in poor dj His Majesty's Stationery Office, 1949, (City of Oxford). An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the City of Oxford. (L: His Majesty's Stationery Office, 1949). Second Printing. Pp. 244 + 216 plates + [8] folding diagrams + a large folding map in pouch at rear of the City of Oxford showing the position of monuments. 4to, red cloth with gilt emblemof Oxford to front. Short tear at fold of Christ Church plans, four small circular stains fromfaint to noticeable in colour along the top edge of the map, but not affecting the map, some light wear to spine ends, minor fading to top of spine, a few spots along edges, small smudge to front, bookplate and gift inscription to ffep, else vg in poor dj (two by five inch horizontal section missing fromtop of spine, tail of spine, all corners and folds with some chipping, browned, previous owner's name to front panel). $70.00

Civil War - Naval ERICSSON, John BUTTS, Francis B. HAYWOOD, P.D.Century Illustrated Monthly Magazine. Vol. XXXI, New Series Vol. IX, November 1885 to April 1886F. Warne & Co., London, 1886, (Civil War - Naval). The Century Illustrated Monthly Magazine. Vol. XXXI, New Series Vol. IX, November 1885 to April 1886. London : F. Warne & Co., 1886. Pp (2),[i]-viii,[1]964. Illustrated. Maps. Double Column. Large 8vo, maroon half calf, purple paper covered boards, gilt lettering to spine. Of nautical interest : “The Monitors” by Capt. John Ericsson (pp 280-299, with 21 plates and plans); “The Loss of the Monitor” by A Survivor (Francis B. Butts) (pp 299-302); “Life on the Alabama” by One of the Crew (P.D. Haywood) (pp 901-910, with 10 plates); “Cruise and Combats of the Alabama” By Her Executive Officer (Jno. McIntosh Kell) (pp 911-922, with 8 plates and 2 maps); “The Duel Between the Alabama and the Kearsarge” by the Surgeon of the Kearsarge (John M. Browne) (pp 923-934, with 10 plates). Other contents : Recent Architecture in America; The Churches of the United States; Creole Slave Dances / Songs; Italy from a Tricycle; Teheran – The City of Persia; Mountaineering in Persia; A Photographer's Visit to Persia; “The Private History of a Campaign That Failed” by Mark Twain (pp 193-204, illustrated); and more. ADDITIONAL SHIPPING CHARGES MAY APPLY DUE TO ITS WEIGHT. Spine sunned to brown, rubbed and edgeworn, contemporary penned name, else a very good, solid copy. 75.00